The Raz de Sein has a bad reputation but is sometimes friendly. Ken Endean explains why, and how, to conquer this Breton passage
Pilotage
Expert advice: boat navigation
Good seamanship starts with excellent navigation skills. Yachting Monthly experts share their top tips for a smooth passage
Yacht Radar: How to find your way in any weather
To the uninitiated, radar can seem like a dark art. The splurge of blobs would look more at home in the Tate Modern than the nav station. Recent advances in…
Pilotage skills: expert tips to explore with confidence
In the first of our Cruising Clinic series, Rachael Sprot steps aboard to help Tracey Hindmarsh and her crew improve their pilotage skills to explore with confidence
Yachting Monthly December 2021 – on sale 11 November
Inside the December 2021 issue of Yachting Monthly you will find our new cruising clinic series looking at how to become more confident with pilotage, the future of boat building,…
The best sailing books & cruising guides of 2021
The best sailing books of 2021? Julia Jones reviews the latest maritime reading
Isles of Scilly in an east wind: a pilotage guide
East winds give Ken Endean a chance to explore unfrequented parts of one of Britain’s prettiest archipelagos - the Isles of Scilly
Pilotage drone tested: Raymarine UAV
How useful is a pilotage drone to the average sailor? Ali Wood tests the Raymarine Axiom UAV app and Clear Cruise Augmented Reality to find out
Eyeball pilotage skills for coast crawling
Getting close in to the coast to explore a tidal channel or find a snug anchorage is rewarding but close attention must be paid to the visual clues, says Ken…
How to sail to France from the UK
For home-waters sailors who are considering a holiday cruise to France, Ken Endean looks at the options for making a dash across the English Channel